Kristy Swanson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1969-12-19 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Mission Viejo, California, USA
Kristy Swanson
Biography
Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Buffy Summers in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the movie version of the V.C. Andrews book Flowers in the Attic.
She starred in several films, including Hot Shots! (1991), The Program (1993), The Chase (1994), 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997), Big Daddy (1999), and Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), and appeared in Pretty in Pink (1986) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
Known For
Acting
Reapers Night
as Ginger
(2025)
I Am Luke Perry
as Self
(2022)
Trail Blazers
as Slayer
(2022)
Just Another Dream
as Cindy Miller
(2021)
Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
as Joanna Riley
(2021)
Courting Mom and Dad
as Sarah Lambert
(2020)
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
as Marlowe Viccellio
(2020)
The ObamaGate Movie
as Lisa Page
(2019)
PawParazzi
as Latte (voice)
(2019)
FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers
as Lisa Page
(2019)
The Green Ribbon
as Samantha Pringle (archive footage)
(2018)
Killer Under The Bed
as Sarah
(2018)
Bad Stepmother
as Louise
(2018)
Winter's Dream
as Kat
(2018)
Mimesis: Nosferatu
as Max's Mother
(2017)
A Mother's Sacrifice
as Kathrin
(2017)
Crowning Jules
as Victoria
(2015)
Driven Underground
as Sarah Palmer
(2015)
Angels in the Snow
as Judith Montgomery
(2014)
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
as Anne Parker
(2014)
Merry Ex-Mas
as Noëlle Rogers
(2014)
A Lesson in Romance
as Megan Mills
(2014)
A Belle for Christmas
as Dani Downy
(2014)
Little Women Big Cars 2
as Rocky
(2013)
Storm Rider
as Jody Peterson
(2013)
The Bouquet
as Terri Benton
(2012)
Operation Cupcake
as Janet Carson
(2012)
Little Women Big Cars
as Rocky
(2011)
Swamp Shark
as Rachel McDaniel
(2011)
Chick Magnet
as Kristy (uncredited)
(2011)
A Christmas Wish
as Martha Evans
(2010)
What if...
as Wendy Walker
(2007)
Forbidden Secrets
as Alexandra Kent Lambeth
(2006)
The Black Hole
as Shannon Muir
(2006)
Living Death
as Elizabeth
(2005)
Bound by Lies
as Laura Cross
(2003)
The Only Witness
as Dr. Julia Craig
(2003)
Red Water
as Dr. Kelli Raymond
(2001)
Zebra Lounge
as Louise Bauer
(2001)
Soul Assassin
as Tessa Jansen
(2000)
Dude, Where's My Car?
as Christie Boner
(2000)
Meeting Daddy
as Laurel Lee
(1999)
Big Daddy
as Vanessa
(1999)
Supreme Sanction
as Jenna
(1998)
Ground Control
as Julie Albrecht
(1997)
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
as Laurie
(1997)
Lover Girl
as Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'
(1997)
Bad to the Bone
as Francesca Wells
(1997)
Tinseltown
as Nikki Randall
(1996)
The Phantom
as Diana Palmer
(1996)
(1996)
Marshal Law
as Lilly Nelson
(1995)
Higher Learning
as Kristen Connor
(1994)
The Chase
as Natalie Voss
(1994)
Getting In
as Kirby Watts
(1993)
The Program
as Camille Shafer
(1993)
(1992)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Buffy Summers
(1991)
Hot Shots!
as Kowalski
(1991)
Mannequin Two: On the Move
as Jessie
(1991)
Highway to Hell
as Rachel Clark
(1990)
Dream Trap
as Sue Halloran
(1990)
Diving In
as Terry Hopkins
(1988)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)
(1988)
Nightingales
as Becky
(1988)
Juarez
as Cathy Dodge
(1987)
Flowers in the Attic
as Cathy Dollanganger
(1987)
Not Quite Human
as Eron Jeffries
(1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Economics Student - Simone Adamley
(1986)
Pretty in Pink
as Duckette
(1986)
Deadly Friend
as Samantha
(1986)
Mr. Boogedy
as Jennifer Davis
(1986)
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
as Stephanie Gamble
Crew
(2005)
Bound by Lies
Executive Producer